Paruro District

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Paruro
Paruro District
Interactive map of Paruro
CountryFlag of Peru.svg Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Capital Paruro
Government
 •  Mayor Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza
Area
 • Total
153.42 km2 (59.24 sq mi)
Elevation
3,051 m (10,010 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,554
 • Density23.17/km2 (60.00/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081001

Paruro District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Climate

Climate data for Paruro, elevation 3,070 m (10,070 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
23.5
(74.3)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.8
(76.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)7.9
(46.2)
7.9
(46.2)
7.4
(45.3)
5.4
(41.7)
2.3
(36.1)
0.7
(33.3)
0.3
(32.5)
2.3
(36.1)
4.8
(40.6)
6.4
(43.5)
7.1
(44.8)
7.3
(45.1)
5.0
(41.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)151.9
(5.98)
146.5
(5.77)
119.4
(4.70)
40.6
(1.60)
6.9
(0.27)
2.5
(0.10)
4.2
(0.17)
5.7
(0.22)
16.9
(0.67)
55.6
(2.19)
77.9
(3.07)
141.9
(5.59)
770
(30.33)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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